Thurso Community Development Trust formed in January 2018 with the purpose of making Thurso a better place to live, work and visit for all through community-led sustainable development. We adopted legal status as a SCIO in January 2019 with the charitable objective of “The advancement of community development principally within the Community” Our community is defined constitutionally via postcode range and encapsulates the community of Thurso within the boundary of the primary school catchment area of Thurso.
The vision of Thurso Community Development Trust for Thurso, is for our place to be celebrated as a beautiful community connected, active and ambitious place with a strong social purpose and a spirit of wellbeing. Where all members and sections of the community are encouraged to think big and contribute to active involvement in local decision making. An ambitious, creative, healthy, active, integrated, empowered and environmentally sustainable place with a thriving local economy and community facilities which create an extraordinary and secure legacy for future generations.
Our current strategic objectives devised via community consultation are;
To proactively engage with the Thurso Community empowering them to take part in local decision making
To work and engage with statutory and third sector organisations via Community Locality Planning to improve the lives of our community
To promote community activities and community regeneration in Thurso
To take a place based approach to designing, developing and delivering facilities and services in Thurso to identified community needs
To develop projects which improve the lives of our Thurso Community socially, physically and emotionally
To strengthen, unite and promote the Thurso Community, working with other community organisations and supporting them to realise their potential
To create opportunities and diversification in our local economy so it strengthens and thrives
